The Grief of Death

Grief suffuses every pore, every cell.

The eye is pierced,

Exuding a bath of tears so complete--

It bathes the stricken in icy heat.

The heart pulses and contracts

To protect the soul of the supplicant

who appeals at grief’s door,

To scab over wound or to mire

The soul in remembrance--

To better enfold the beloved.

Attend you to the primacy of its passion.

Its heat so ready to pierce anew

The unshriven heart.

Each prick

A bittersweet reminder

That you

Are still

Alive.

 

Copyright/All rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2011

Reviews

[Shep]

Bittersweet. Is right. Nicely done

[FJ Davis]

Lovely, effective advocacy for an almost always resented and often misunderstood emotion.
Thank you, Audrey.

[Jibey]

An intense expressionof the pain of loss... 'each prick.. a bittersweet reminder...' Icy heat indeed

[Judy Ponceby]

Well done. Grief is such a raw emotion, you have captured it well.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Grief suffuses every pore, every cell......the soul in remembrance feels pricks to remind you.........you are still alive.......oh yes1

[joshua deathdealer]

This is a powerful. The eye is pierced..luv that. Excellent work..xx

[Larry Dyson]

ty it is true to form for my experiences ...but you are too kind to alter it to meet that...perhaps my grief is too new? Laury

[Larry Dyson]

maybe im reading this wrong..."Grief suffuses every pore, every cell.

The eye is pierced,

Exuding a solace so sweet--

Sweet enough to cushion,


----grief has not cushioned Me ...it is no solice to me...especially not a sweet solace..does not ring true to me ..but you may experience something else?..I would love to discuss this with you?..

[Aidz]

This is soft and caring in its transcribe, yet well aware of the passing. The last 4 lines bring it home masterfully :)